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SURFACTANT - CLEANSING

Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

3218 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function designation.

Ingredients with the SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function

Polyglyceryl-3 Olivate Phosphate is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid with the ester formed by the reaction of Polyglycerin-3 …

Polyglyceryl-3 Sorbityl Linseedate is the product obtained by the reaction of Linseed Acid with the sorbitol ether of Polyglycerin-3.

CAS 1197388-97-8

Polyglyceryl-3 Trisiloxane is the organic compound that conforms to the following formula, where n has an average value of 3:

Polyglyceryl-35 Lauryl Ether is the ether of Lauryl Alcohol and a glycerin polymer containing an average of 35 glycerin units.

Polyglyceryl-4 Broccoli Seedate is the ester of the fatty acids derived from Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil and Polyglycerin-4.

Polyglyceryl-4 Trisiloxane is the organic compound that conforms to the following formula, where n has an average value of 4:

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl, .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-amino-, N-coco-acyl derivatives, ethers with 1,2,3-propanetriol hompolymer (1:1) (2 mol EO, …

Polyglyceryl-5 Dicaprylate is the diester of Caprylic Acid with a glycerin polymer containing 5 glycerin units.

CAS 108777-93-1

Polyglyceryl-5 Ricinoleate is the product obtained by the reaction of Ricinoleic Acid with a glycerin polymer containing 5 glycerin units

Polyglyceryl-6 Sesquicaprylate is a mixture of mono- and diesters of Caprylic Acid and Polyglycerin-6.

CAS 108777-93-1,946492-22-4,946492-23-5

Polypropanediol-4 is the polymer of Propanediol containing 4 moles of propanediol.

CAS 345260-48-2

Polypropanediol-5 Stearate is a polymer made by esterifying Polypropanediol-4 containing an average of five moles of propanediol with Stear…

These widely assigned CosIng terms provide populated comparison pages; they are not presented as semantic equivalents of the current function.

How the SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function is used in CosIng

The SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 3218 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).

Function assignments come from official EU CosIng data. They describe intended cosmetic use, but they do not replace regulatory review of each linked ingredient and any annex records tied to it.